Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen asked Attorney General Austin Knudsen to issue an opinion on the legality of teaching Critical Race Theory in Montana and Knudsen said it is discriminatory and violates federal and state law. Monday, Executive Director of the Montana School Boards Association Lance Melton was on Voices of Mont...
COVID-19 Delta Variant Continues To Spread Across Montana
374 new cases of COVID-19 in Montana have been added over the past week along with six new deaths. Confirmed active cases increased to 466 up from 375 reported July 6th by the state Department of Public Health and Human Services. As of Monday about 47% of the state’s eligible population is considered to be fully vaccinated. The Delta variant c...
Granite Pass Complex To Manage Lolo Pass Fires
Three wildfires burning around Lolo Pass are now being managed by one incident command crew along the Montana-Idaho border. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-13_537.mp3
New CDC Guidelines Give Local School Districts More Authority
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last Friday updated its guidance for public schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Today on Voices of Montana, Executive Director of the Montana School Boards Association Lance Melton discussed what this means for Montana’s local school districts. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/up...
WGFD Game and Fish urge anglers to adjust fishing practices due to heat & drought
Due to high temperatures and drought conditions across Wyoming, the state’s streams and rivers are flowing with less water and at a warmer temperature. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is urging anglers to adjust fishing practices during the state’s hottest stretch of summer. Warmer water temperatures can affect fish survival, especially f...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against State Representative Usher
Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Mike Menahan has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Montana media against the chairman of a legislative committee Representative Barry Usher. The media organizations filed the lawsuit after Usher recessed a committee meeting in February and subsequently gathered with a group of committee Republicans in a...
Rock Creek Fire Containment Up To 80%
An update on the Rock Creek Fire in Lewis and Clark County, which has now burned more than 3,400 hundred acres, from our Capitol City Correspondent Troy Shockley, who says crews have upped containment to 80%. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-12_832.mp3
Park County Health Officer Explains COVID-19 Variant
You’ve heard of the Delta Variant. Park County Health Officer Laurel Desnick. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-12_737.mp3
Missoula Law Firm Offers Support For MMIP Families
The disproportionately high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous people is a nationwide crisis, and experts say Montana is an epicenter. There are at least 189 active missing persons cases in Montana. Of those 60 or 32% are listed as Indigenous though Native Americans comprise 6.7% of the state’s population. Kimberly Dudik & Asso...
Water Conservation Measures Taken Along Missouri River
June runoff in the Upper Missouri River Basin was only 52% of average this year, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is implementing water conservation measures on the dams it manages along the stream. The changes come as the basin saw runoff peak several weeks earlier than normal. Above Fort Peck, the snowpack hit only 86% of average in late ...